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Relicensing

Initial Consultation.
The FERC requires that relicensing applicants conduct Initial Consultation, a process through which the applicant prepares and distributes a descriptive document outlining the project description, affected environment, any proposals to modify the project or its operations on relicensing, and proposed studies and environmental impacts, as known at the time of initial consultation.

The Initial Consultation Document (ICD) is a document describing the Project works and operation, the relicensing process and schedule, the existing Project area environment, and expected environmental impact issues and related mitigation or enhancement measures which might relate to relicensing. The ICD also contains a set of design drawings of the project and project area maps. The ICD was distributed to a list of interested agencies and entities (noted in the back of the ICD) in November, 2002.

Initial Consultation Meeting.
The FERC hydro project relicensing regulations require an applicant to conduct an Initial Consultation Meeting early in the relicensing to present project and relicensing-related information to the attendees. Regulations also require an applicant to make available a site visit to allow interested parties to view the project facilities. (Under the ALP, this meeting may be combined with the Scoping Meeting. The City has elected to hold both Initial Consultation and Scoping meetings)

The City has conducted two meetings, one primarily for agency participation (the topics were largely technical and procedural) and the other for broader public participation. Both meetings were held on December 17th, 2002, in Sitka. Draft and Final Agency Meeting Minutes were distributed by the City. The public meeting was transcribed on video tape, which is available from the City at the Contact Address. Comments on the meeting and ICD are available at the Browse Relicensing Documents link.